About

Dalmia Bharat Smart City Contest 2015 is organised by Ashoka University in partnership with Singularity University and is supported by Dalmia Group to award Ashoka Dalmia Bharat Fellowshipof $30,000 for pursuing a 10-week postgraduate program at NASA hub in Singularity Campus, USA.

Singularity University conducts Global Impact Competition (GIC) all over the world in order to select leaders from each country to take part in the 10-week Singularity University Graduate Studies Program (GSP).

The winner of the Dalmia Bharat Smart City Contest 2015 will get a scholarship to attend the GSP offered by Singularity University.

Candidates who are open to carry out innovation and technological development to solve the issues faced by today’s cities can apply for the contest.

The 10-week GSP will be conducted from June 13 to August 23, 2015.

The last date to submit Dalmia Bharat Smart City Contest 2015 Application Form is February 25, 2015.

Selection Process

Ability to show the relevance of the project when implemented in India.

Level of clarity and relevance of the project in proportion to theme of the competition

Previous experience of the candidate in entrepreneurship and leadership.

Finalists: A list of finalists will be prepared by a jury to be forwarded to the final round. The panel of jury will include:

entrepreneurs,

academicians,

government officials,

development institutes

previous year’s winners

Final Round: The shortlisted candidates will give a presentation in the final round on March 19, 2015 in front of a jury.

The candidate with the best presentation will be the winner of the Dalmia Bharat Smart City Contest 2015 and will be awarded the Ashoka Dalmia Bharat Fellowship worth $30,000 for attending GPS 2015 organised by Singularity University.